Fiala played 14:28 in the Predators season opener before leaving with an upper-body injury. With Fiala out, Pontus Aberg will draw onto the second line. Fiala is listed as day-to-day.
Aberg spent the majority of last season with Milwaukee (AHL) where he picked up 31 goals and 21 assists (52 points) in 56 games. He also appeared in 15 regular season games (1G / 1A) with the Predators. He will draw in on the second-line with Kevin Fiala sidelined.
Fiala played 14:28 in the Predators season opener before leaving with an upper-body injury. With Fiala out, Pontus Aberg will draw onto the second line. Fiala is listed as day-to-day.
In his Predators debut, Emelin played just 9:47 TOI and lasted just one game in Nashville before becoming a healthy scratch. Emelin will be replaced by Anthony Bitetto tonight.
Bitetto has split time between the AHL and NHL over the last two seasons, but it looks like he will be a full-time NHLer this season—even if it’s as a seventh defenseman. Bitetto had seven assists in 29 games with the Predators last season and tonight he will replace Alexei Emelin in the lineup.
Karlsson was on the ice for the Senators morning skate, but did so in a non-contact sweater. Karlsson is nearing his debut, but it doesn’t sound like he will travel out west on the Senators’ three-game road trip.
Nolan played 12:00 TOI in his Sabres debut but did not get on the scoresheet—he didn’t even record a hit. The Sabres fell to the Canadiens 3-2 in a shootout, so in an effort to get more offence in the lineup they will replace Nolan with Matt Moulson.
Moulson sat out of the season opener, but is expected to play on the fourth line tonight, replacing Jordan Nolan. The 33-year-old winger is coming off of a 14-goal, 18-assist (32 points) campaign in 2016-17.
Olofsson sat as a healthy scratch in the season opener in Detroit, but with Mikael Granlund battling an undisclosed injury he will draw in as a seventh defenseman tonight in Carolina. The 22-year-old blueliner had three assists in 13 games with Minnesota last season, but spent most of the year in Iowa (AHL) where he amassed 24 points (6G / 18A) across 59 contests.
Granlund was apparently playing through an injury in the season opener in Detroit, where he was held off of the scoresheet. The Finnish playmaker will likely be held out of the lineup Saturday in Carolina, so look for Gustav Olofsson to draw into the lineup as a seventh defenseman.
Acciari fractured his finger during the second period of the Bruins’ opening night win over the Predators. The 25-year-old will be sidelined until approximately mid-November and his injury opens the door for Austin Czarnik to get into the lineup on Saturday.
Murray gave up give goals on 34 shots in the Penguins’ opening night loss to St. Louis. The following night he replaced Antti Niemi in Chicago and proceeded to allow six goals on 31 shots in a 10-1 loss. It has been dreadful start to the season for the young netminder, who has now allowed 11 goals on the first 65 shots (.831 SV%) that he has faced.
Andersen made 35 saves on 37 shot in the Maple Leafs’ 7-2 win in Winnipeg on opening night. Andersen kept the Maple Leafs in the game early, making a number of key saves on several penalty kills in the first period. It was a great start to the season for Andersen, who will make his second start vs. a Rangers team who lost their first game to Colorado.
Last season, Stalock spent most of the season with Iowa (AHL), where he went 23-17-1 with a 2.28 GAA and .926 SV%. It was a strong season for the former Sharks’ backup, who has a 2.35 GAA and .912 SV% in his 64-game career. He draws a pretty difficult matchup in his first start as the young Hurricanes are expected to bring a lot of offence this season.
Oduya sustained the injury in the Senators’ opening night loss to the Capitals and is not expected to be in the lineup tonight vs. the Red Wings. Oduya, who played just 10:04 on Thursday, will be replaced by Ben Harpur on the back-end.
Formenton, 18, was a second round pick (No.47 overall) in this summer’s draft and tonight he will play in his first NHL games. Formenton, who will replace fellow 2017 draft pick Logan Brown, had 34 points (16G / 18A) in 65 games with London (OHL) last season.
Lindholm, 22, appeared in 12 games with the Avalanche last season, picking up zero points, two PIMS and a minus-8 rating. There’s no word whether or not Lindholm will draw into the lineup on Saturday. The Sweden-native had two goals and 11 assists (13 points) in 62 games with San Antonio (AHL).
Harpur has been recalled because Johnny Oduya is dealing with a lower-body injury and Erik Karlsson’s status remains up in the air. The 22-year-old has just one assist in 11 career NHL games and is coming off of a season in which he had 27 points (2G / 25A) in 63 games with Binghamton (AHL).
Rosen nearly made the Maple Leafs roster and after Martin Marincin cleared waivers he switched spots with Rosen. The 23-year-old will make his NHL debut on Saturday and comes to the Leafs after posting 19 points (6G / 13A) in 41 games with Vaxjo HC in Sweden.
